Holy shit.
Ellen DeGeneres To Be 4th 'American Idol' Judge in 5-Year Deal
Over the next few days and weeks, I'm sure that lots of people will weigh in on this news and will, because Idol is such a juggernaut, parse this news six ways to Sunday and back. And I know I've often bragged about how I've not watched the show since the first season. But maybe because I saw this news as Kelly Clarkson was playing on my last.fm account, and maybe because I was an already grown out-of-the-closet adult when Wendy's and many others refused to advertise on her sitcom when she came out, but for some reason, something about a lesbian -- particularly one who I'm so crazy about -- being a huge get for the #1 rated show in the country and an obvious, non-controversial choice moved me to tears this evening.
